Dr. Dodd.
Etched by J. Chapman.
Published Jan. 1804 by James Cundee, Ivy Lane.
Stipple. Sheet size: 140 x 85mm (5½ x 3¼"). Trimmed inside plate.
William Dodd (1729 - 1777) was an English Anglican clergyman who was nicknamed the 'Macaroni Parson'. He dabbled in forgery in an effort to clear his debts, was caught, convicted and, despite a public campaign for a Royal pardon, became the last person to be hanged at Tyburn for forgery. A plate from 'The Criminal Recorder; or, Biographical Sketches of Notorious Public Characters', printed and published by James Cundee, Ivy Lane, London.
[Ref: 38041] £65.00
Published Jan. 1804 by James Cundee, Ivy Lane.
Stipple. Sheet size: 140 x 85mm (5½ x 3¼"). Trimmed inside plate.
William Dodd (1729 - 1777) was an English Anglican clergyman who was nicknamed the 'Macaroni Parson'. He dabbled in forgery in an effort to clear his debts, was caught, convicted and, despite a public campaign for a Royal pardon, became the last person to be hanged at Tyburn for forgery. A plate from 'The Criminal Recorder; or, Biographical Sketches of Notorious Public Characters', printed and published by James Cundee, Ivy Lane, London.
[Ref: 38041] £65.00